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broel

(n.)
Grammar
broel, brogel, es; n. [corrupted from the Mid. Lat. brolium or briolium]

A park, warren stored with deer ⬩ vivarium, hortus cervorum,

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A park, warren stored with deer; hence the BROYL, a wood in Sussex, belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury; vivarium, hortus cervorum, Som

un-gemet

(n.)
Grammar
un-gemet, es; n.

immensity ⬩ an immense number ⬩ immoderation ⬩ excess ⬩ to excess ⬩ without measure ⬩ excessively ⬩ immensely ⬩ very

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Hió wile weahsan mid ungemete sine mensura dilatatur, Past. 11; Swt. 71, 17. Mid ungemete (cf. ungemetlíce, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 25), Met. 26, 62.

Linked entries: un-gemete on-gemet

forþ

forwards ⬩ from an upright position ⬩ from a point of rest ⬩ denoting continuity of movement or direction, on ⬩ along with ⬩ and so on ⬩ forth ⬩ hence forth ⬩ on ⬩ to go on doing ⬩ at an advanced point ⬩ at a later part of a book ⬩ forth ⬩ out ⬩ so as to be seen or known ⬩ forth ⬩ away from a place ⬩ out ⬩ to (such) a degree

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D. iii. 404, 23-28 (and often in charters) . forþ mid along with Se fisc forswylcð þone angel forð mid þám ǽse, Hml. Th. i. 216, 13: ii. 320, 31. Þý lǽs wé sylfe losigon forð mid eów, Ll. Th. ii. 356, 23.

-heort

(suffix)
Grammar
-heort, v. blíð-, ceald-, earm-, gram-, grim-, hát-, heáh-, heard-, mild-, riht-, rúm-, sam-, stearc-, wulf-heort.

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gealg-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
gealg-mód, galg-mód, gealh-mód; adj. [gealg = gealh sád; mód mind]

Sad in mind ⬩ gloomy ⬩ furious ⬩ tristis anĭmo ⬩ furiōsus

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Sad in mind, gloomy, furious; tristis anĭmo, furiōsus Gealgmód guma the furious man, Exon. 73 b; Th. 274, 10; Jul. 531 : 74 b; Th. 278, 15; Jul. 598. Hie eágena gesihþ aguton gealgmóde gára ordum they, furious, thrust out the eyesight with javelins'

Linked entries: galg-mód gealh-mód

breóst-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-cófa, an; m. [breóst
the breast, the heart, mind,
cófa
a cave,
chamber
]

the breast, the heart, mind, ⬩ a cave ⬩ chamber ⬩ The breast-chamber, breast, heart, mind; ⬩ pectoris cubile, pectus, uber, cor, animus

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The breast-chamber, breast, heart, mind; pectoris cubile, pectus, uber, cor, animus Under breóstcófan sub pectore, Wanl. Catal. 48, 43. Ðú eart hiht mín fram breóstcófan módor mínre tu es spes mea ab uberibus matris meæ, Ps. Lamb. 21, 10. He wæs ðe blíðra

Linked entry: in-cofa

widl

(n.)
Grammar
widl, filth, pollution : — Ǽlc widðil omnis pollutio, Rtl. 98, 24. Idese mid widle and mid womme besmítan, Judth. Thw. 22, 12; Jud. 59. Widl and fúl
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inluviem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 53. Geseah síde sǽlwongas synnum gehladene, widlum gewemde, Cd. Th. 78, 16; Gen. 1294

Linked entry: ge-widlian

mele-deáw

Grammar
mele-deáw, mil-deáw, es; n. m.

Honey-dew ⬩ nectar

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Nó hé fóddor þigeþ mete on moldan nemne meledeáwes dǽl gebyrge se dreóreþ oft æt miðdre nihte non illi cibus est nostro concessus in orbe, ambrosios libat cælesti nectare rores, stellifero teneri qui cecidere polo, Exon. 59 b; Th 215, 29; Ph. 260.

collen-ferhþ

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
collen-ferhþ, -ferþ, -tyrhþ; adj. [collen, pp. of cellan to swell p. ceall, pl. cullon; pp. collen, Ettm: ferhþ mind]

Fierce-minded ⬩ bold of spirit ⬩ bold ⬩ animi ferox ⬩ audax

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Kmbl. 698; An. 349 Collenferþ bold of spirit Exon. 96b; Th. 361, 9; Wal. 17 Eódon mid collenferhþe the bold went together Elen. Kmbl. 755; El. 3?8; 1694; El. 849 Hwæðer collenferþ cwicne gemétte whether he should find the bold [warrior]living Beo.

Linked entry: morgen-colla

un-meaht

(n.)
Grammar
un-meaht, -meht, -mieht, -miht, e; f.

Weakness ⬩ lack of power

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Weakness, lack of power Heora unmiht and heora untrymð is swíðe gemanifealdod multiplicatae sunt infirmitates eorum, Ps. Th. 15, 3. Biþ geond fingras cele and cneówa unmeht, Lchdm. ii. 258, 14. Gif ðé þince ðæt ðú maran lǽcedóm dón ne durre for unmihte

Linked entries: meaht un-miht

ge-widere

Grammar
ge-widere, v. mis-gewidere, un-gewidere, untíd-gewidere.

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ge-þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeaht, m. (e. g. geþeahtas, Gr. D. 137, 20), f. (e. g. mid bróþorlicre geþeahte. Bd. 3, 22; Sch. 292, 8), n. (e. g. ðæt ryhte geðeaht. Past. 287, 14).
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Gép ealle déð mid geþeahte (every prudent man dealeth with knowledge, Prov. 13, 16), 199, 11: 10. Mid geþeahte and mid andgite, Bt. 33, 4 ; F. 132, 8 : Met. 20, 200.

feormian

(v.)

to cleanse ⬩ to furbish

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to cleanse. Add: to clean a place Sé þe on Sunnan*-*dæge his hús feormað, Wlfst. 212, 26. Flór feormian, Angl. ix. 262, 23. to cleanse material Lege tó þǽre wunde, ðonne yt heó and fæormað, gyf þǽr hwæt horwes on sý, Lch. i. 100, 3. Hwítlas on sǽ wacsan

simbel

Grammar
simbel, In 1. 10 for incessablia 1. incessabilia, and add — Þá þe him on siml wǽron mid farende, Ors. 3, 9; S. 130, 20. Heó wunode á on symbel neáh Sancte Marian cyrican
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juxta beatae Mariae ecclesiam semper manebat, Gr. D. 283, 6

MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
    • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
    • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strong ⬩ efficacious ⬩ to avail ⬩ prevail ⬩ be sufficient ⬩ to be strong ⬩ be in good health ⬩ to be able ⬩ may ⬩ may

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Ic mid handum ne mæg heofon gerǽcan, Cd. 216; Th. 275, 9; Sat. 169. Hér ys seó bót hú ðú meaht ðíne æceras bétan, Lchdm. i. 398, 1: Cd. 27; Th. 36, 1; Gen. 565. Ðú .. ðe ǽghwylc miht wundor gewyrcean, Ps. Th. 76, 11.

Linked entry: mæg

ge-treów

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-treów, ; adj. [Besides this unmutated a-stem, a mutated ja-stem (ió, ié, í, ý) and a mixed form ge-treówe occur: the eó-forms are taken here, the mutated forms under ge-tríwe.]
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Nimað hí heora men mid him, and lǽtaþ þíne feáwan getreówan mid þé, Bt. 20; F. 72, 17. Þá Dænescan þe wæs ǽrur geteald eallra folca getreowast, Chr. 1086; P. 221, 29. Tó ðǽm getreówestan mundboran, Bl.

for-sceap

(n.)
Grammar
for-sceap, es; n. [from sceapen formed, created; pp. of sceppan to create] What is for- or mis-shapen

a fault ⬩ crime ⬩ mălefactum

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a fault, crime; mălefactum Me nædre to forsceape scyhte the serpent incited me to crime, Cd. 42; Th. 55, 22; Gen. 898

Linked entry: sceap

tunge

(n.)
Grammar
tunge, an; tung [? in the passage: Álés sáwle míne fram tunge fácen-fulre a lingua dolosa (but in the next verse linguam is glossed by tungan, so that perhaps tunge is meant for nominative : O. L. Ger. and O. H. Ger. , however, have strong as well as weak forms), Ps. Lamb. 119, 2], e; f.

a tongue ⬩ tongue ⬩ the person who speaks with the tongue ⬩ words ⬩ speech ⬩ language ⬩ a language ⬩ speech ⬩ power of speaking ⬩ a tongue-shaped thing

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Mid ðæm sueorde hiera tungna tǽlinge, Past. 28; Swt. 199, 6. Similar entries v. hál . a language, speech Hí sprecaþ níwum tungum, Mk.

hrínung

(n.)
Grammar
hrínung, e; f.

Touch ⬩ tactus

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Mið ríning ł miððý gehrán tactu, 8, 7

sweoloþa

(n.)
Grammar
sweoloþa, an; m.

Heat, burning

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Heat, burning Hé swá swíþe swǽtte swá hé inswoloþan middes sumeres wǽre quasi in media aestatis caumate sudaverit, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 30. Mid hǽtan and mid swoluðan ardore et aestu, Deut. 28, 22

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